COPE

Join us for our upcoming webinar on 21 January 2026. Speakers Marie Soulière and Amanda Bartell will cover Crossref metadata, member obligations, COPE's ethics principles, and current guidance on retractions. Open to everyone: https://tinyurl.com/2923k6mj

Jason Hu and Jiayi Xu explore key ethical challenges in AI-enabled publishing and share practical insights on editorial responsibilities and COPE membership.
January 26, 16:00–17:00 CST (UTC+8)
Register for China workshop:
https://publicationethics.org/events/ai-era-publication-ethics-china-workshop

Fixing web references for the long term. In this guest editorial, Lemaire, Benjamin explores how link rot and content drift threaten academic integrity, and practices needed for preserving research records in the digital age. Add your comments:
https://ow.ly/LKk250XZAhp
#ScholComms

Fixing web references for the long term. In this guest editorial, Lemaire, Benjamin explores how link rot and content drift threaten academic integrity, and practices needed for preserving research records in the digital age. Add your comments:
https://ow.ly/LKk250XZAhp
#ScholComms

随着人工智能不断重塑学术出版，对清晰出版伦理指引的需求日益凸显。本次研讨会由 COPE 委员胡昌杰与徐佳忆主讲，聚焦 AI 赋能出版中的核心伦理问题，并分享编辑责任与 COPE 会员相关的实践经验。活动对 COPE 会员及非会员开放。

1 月 26 日 下午 16:00–17:00（北京时间，UTC+8）

立即报名:
https://ow.ly/Scrw50XZzno

Jason Hu and Jiayi Xu explore key ethical challenges in AI-enabled publishing and share practical insights on editorial responsibilities and COPE membership.
January 26, 16:00–17:00 CST (UTC+8)
Register for China workshop:
https://publicationethics.org/events/ai-era-publication-ethics-china-workshop

As we step into a new year, we’re revisiting the guidance introduced in 2025. We’d love to hear from you. What impact has the guidance had in your work, and where do you see room to build on it?
Read our end of year newsletter for more: https://ow.ly/H8pj50XS2qf
#PublicationEthics

❗Closing date for applications: Friday 19 December 9:00am UTC❗

COPE Members!
We're looking for Members from diverse backgrounds and regions to join the COPE Trustee Board and COPE Council.

Read more and apply: https://publicationethics.org/about/volunteer

#PublicationEthics

COPE Members!
Are you looking to play a more active role in the #PublicationEthics community?
We're looking for members from diverse backgrounds and regions to join the COPE Trustee Board or COPE Council.

Read more and apply:
https://publicationethics.org/about/volunteer

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COPE Members - register for the COPE Forum!
Friday 5 December 2025, 09:30-11:00 GMT / UTC

* Topic discussion: Managing conflicts of interest.
* New publication ethics cases from COPE Members.

Register: https://ow.ly/g6HS50XBnBq
#PublicationEthics
#ConflictsofInterest

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COPE Members - register for the COPE Forum!
Friday 5 December 2025, 09:30-11:00 GMT / UTC

* Topic discussion: Managing conflicts of interest.
* New publication ethics cases from COPE Members.

Register: https://ow.ly/g6HS50XBnBq
#PublicationEthics
#ConflictsofInterest

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📢 NEW! Expressions of Concern guideline 📢

Addresses:
*when notices should (and shouldn't) be used
*what to include
*how to be transparent and communicate concerns.

👉 Review the guideline: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/expressions-concern

#ExpressionsOfConcern

COPE Members!
Are you looking to play a more active role in the #PublicationEthics community?
We're looking for members from diverse backgrounds and regions to join the COPE Trustee Board or COPE Council.

Read more and apply:
https://publicationethics.org/about/volunteer

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📢 NEW! Expressions of Concern guideline 📢

Addresses:
*when notices should (and shouldn't) be used
*what to include
*how to be transparent and communicate concerns.

👉 Review the guideline: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/expressions-concern

#ExpressionsOfConcern

Welcome to Publication Integrity Week 2025. We start the week with the early leaders of COPE discussing "Why ethics matters in scholarly communications".
Are you watching? Add your thoughts to join the conversation using #PublicationIntegrityWeek

Last chance to register for Publication Integrity Week!
Registration closes Friday 14 November 09:00 GMT/UTC

👉 See the full programme and register https://ow.ly/URiZ50XqC7f

#PublicationIntegrityWeek #ResearchIntegrity #PublicationEthics

❗REGISTER BY THURSDAY - PUBLICATION INTEGRITY WEEK❗
Register for the days you want to attend by Thursday 13 November 2025.

👉 Find out what's on the programme for the week and register: https://publicationethics.org/events/publication-integrity-week-2025

#PublicationIntegrityWeek

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How can we ensure equitable access to scholarly publishing worldwide?
Join us to explore the opportunities for a more inclusive system.
Fee waivers available for non-members in certain circumstances.
Register 👉 https://ow.ly/fgIf50XiZzG
#PublicationIntegrityWeek #APHRCResearch

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How can institutions and journals better align in addressing research misconduct?

Join us for a discussion on preventing and managing misconduct investigations.

#PublicationIntegrityWeek
Register 👉 https://ow.ly/pPX550XfueV

#ResearchIntegrity #AcademicEthics

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How do research sleuths uncover and communicate publication concerns?
Join Anna Abalkina, Reese Richardson, Rene Aquarius, & Marie Soulière for
*Detectives of research: Techniques and teamwork in publication sleuthing*
🔗 Register https://ow.ly/3toB50XeQZY
#PublicationIntegrityWeek

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How can we ensure equitable access to scholarly publishing worldwide?
Join us to explore the opportunities for a more inclusive system.
Fee waivers available for non-members in certain circumstances.
Register 👉 https://ow.ly/fgIf50XiZzG
#PublicationIntegrityWeek #APHRCResearch

Background landscape of hills and an owl flying overhead. At the top is the logo for Publication Integrity Week, and text "Register today". Under the day -Monday 17 November- and theme of the day title "Evolving landscape of publication ethics" the title of this session "A conversation with the early leaders of COPE" and the photos of the speakers Ginny Barbour, Michael Farthing, Charlotte Haig, Richard Smith, , and moderator Nancy Chescheir.

Are there greater ethical challenges in scholarly publishing since COPE’s founding?
Hear from COPE’s early leaders: Ginny Barbour Richard Smith, Charlotte J Haug, and Michael Farthing.
🔗 https://publicationethics.org/events/publication-integrity-week-2025
#PublicationIntegrityWeek

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📢 NEW! Expressions of Concern guideline 📢

Addresses:
*when notices should (and shouldn't) be used
*what to include
*how to be transparent and communicate concerns.

👉 Review the guideline: https://publicationethics.org/guidance/guideline/expressions-concern

#ExpressionsOfConcern

COPE has released updated #Retraction guidelines, and new #ExpressionsOfConcern guidelines.

Elizabeth Moylan and Howard Browman explain what’s new and why it matters: https://publicationethics.org/news-opinion/new-and-updated-guidelines-post-publication-review

#PostPublicationCorrection

Background is a city landscape with an owl flying overhead. At the top is the logo for Publication Integrity Week, and text "Register today". Under the day -Thursday 20 November- and theme of the day title "Upholding publication integrity: the role of universities and research institutes" the title of this session "Addressing misconduct and upholding integrity at universities and research institutes" and the photos of the speakers Sonia Vasconcelos, Seeiso Koali, Susan Garfinkel and moderator Tim Kersjes.

How can institutions and journals better align in addressing research misconduct?

Join us for a discussion on preventing and managing misconduct investigations.

#PublicationIntegrityWeek
Register 👉 https://ow.ly/pPX550XfueV

#ResearchIntegrity #AcademicEthics

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How do research sleuths uncover and communicate publication concerns?
Join Anna Abalkina, Reese Richardson, Rene Aquarius, & Marie Soulière for
*Detectives of research: Techniques and teamwork in publication sleuthing*
🔗 Register https://ow.ly/3toB50XeQZY
#PublicationIntegrityWeek

📢 #PublicationIntegrityWeek 📢
Including:
* AI use, and policies
* Universities, funders, sleuths, editors & publishers collaborate
* Authorship disputes
* Incentives for ethical conduct
* Equitable access
* Retractions & EoCs
👉 Register https://ow.ly/YyCF50X9emn

"The purpose of retraction is to correct the literature and ensure its integrity, not to punish the authors."
Howard Browman, COPE Trustee, expands on this and shares updates to the latest guidelines.
👉 Read editorial: https://ow.ly/59il50XbVn1
#Scholcomms
#PublicationIntegrity

📢 NEW updates to COPE Retraction guidelines!
* batch retractions
* communicating with authors
* purpose of retraction
* editor’s decision to retract
* aligning with NEW expressions of concern guidelines

👉 Guidelines: https://ow.ly/9m7o50X04wL

#Scholcomms

From Detection to Disclosure — Key Takeaways on AI Ethics from COPE’s Forum - The Scholarly Kitchen Summing up the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Forum discussion on Emerging AI Dilemmas in Scholarly Publishing, which explored the many challenges AI presents for the scholarly community.

From Detection to Disclosure — Key Takeaways on AI Ethics from COPE’s Forum scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/25/f...